Jesse Jackson

Greenville, South Carolina, USA

Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr. (October 8, 1941 — February 17, 2026) was an American civil rights activist and Baptist minister. He was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988 and served as shadow senator for the District of Columbia from 1991 to 1997. He founded of both entities that merged to form Rainbow/PUSH. Representative Jesse Jackson, Jr. is his eldest son. In an AP-AOL "Black Voices" poll in February 2006, Jackson was voted 'the most important black leader'.

Appearances

Punch 9 for Harold Washington
Punch 9 for Harold Washington
Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip
7.4
Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip
Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony
6.5
Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony
Self (archive footage)
BaadAsssss Cinema
6.0
BaadAsssss Cinema
Self
Spiritual Audacity: The Abraham Joshua Heschel Story
Spiritual Audacity: The Abraham Joshua Heschel Story
Self
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
7.6
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Self
University, Inc.
8.0
University, Inc.
Self (Archive Footage)
The Subtext of a Yale Education
The Subtext of a Yale Education
Self
Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel
6.0
Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel
Self
A Man's Story
6.9
A Man's Story
Self
The Soul of Stax
The Soul of Stax
Self
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
7.5
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
Self (archive footage)
The Nine Lives of Marion Barry
5.6
The Nine Lives of Marion Barry
Self
Stax, le label soul légendaire
Stax, le label soul légendaire
Self (archive footage)
Chicago at the Crossroad
4.0
Chicago at the Crossroad
Self
Uptight
6.8
Uptight
Self (archive footage)
Ballou
8.0
Ballou
Himself
King: Man of Peace in a Time of War
8.5
King: Man of Peace in a Time of War
Self
Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory
10.0
Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
7.0
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
Self
Operation Breadbasket
Operation Breadbasket
Self
Crashing the Party
Crashing the Party
Self
Michael Jackson Memorial
8.0
Michael Jackson Memorial
Self
Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy
7.0
Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy
Self
The Road to Mass Incarceration
The Road to Mass Incarceration
Self
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
7.3
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Self (archive footage)
We Are Many
6.7
We Are Many
Self
MLK: The Assassination Tapes
7.4
MLK: The Assassination Tapes
Self (archive Footage)
Loudmouth
6.0
Loudmouth
Self
El otro Rey de Chicago
El otro Rey de Chicago
Self
4 Little Girls
7.2
4 Little Girls
Self - Founder of the Rainbow Push Coalition
A Matter of Respect
A Matter of Respect
Jackie Robinson: An American Journey
7.0
Jackie Robinson: An American Journey
On Screen Narrator
South to Black Power
3.5
South to Black Power
Self
Anecdotes about Fidel
Anecdotes about Fidel
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
6.8
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
Self (archive footage)
'85: The Greatest Team in Football History
8.2
'85: The Greatest Team in Football History
Self
Save the Children
6.5
Save the Children
Self
Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound
6.8
Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound
Self
Fantastic Lies
7.2
Fantastic Lies
Himself (archive footage)
Rise Up: The Movement that Changed America
Rise Up: The Movement that Changed America
Self
A Decade of Struggle
A Decade of Struggle
Self
Crusade: The Life of Billy Graham
6.7
Crusade: The Life of Billy Graham
Self
Route One/USA
7.4
Route One/USA
Self
Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media
Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media
Self
Someday We'll all Be Free: The Donny Hathaway Story
Someday We'll all Be Free: The Donny Hathaway Story
Self
In Remembrance of Martin
8.0
In Remembrance of Martin
Self
Decade
8.5
Decade
Self
Nationtime
8.0
Nationtime
Self
The Journey of the African-American Athlete
10.0
The Journey of the African-American Athlete
Self (archive footage)
Contradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 2
9.0
Contradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 2
Self/Cameo (archive footage)
I Am MLK Jr.
8.8
I Am MLK Jr.
Self
Killing Martin Luther King Jr.
Killing Martin Luther King Jr.
Self
Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over
6.5
Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over
Self
Last Party 2000
6.8
Last Party 2000
Self
September First, Twenty-Twenty
9.0
September First, Twenty-Twenty
Himself
Bernie Blackout
7.0
Bernie Blackout
Self (archive footage)
We Are Universal
We Are Universal
Dear Mister President
Dear Mister President
Self
LA 92
7.7
LA 92
Self (archive footage)
The Day the Troubles Began
The Day the Troubles Began
Self
Wattstax
7.0
Wattstax
Self
America's Political Parties: Power and Principle
America's Political Parties: Power and Principle
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
5.4
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
The Daily Show
6.4
The Daily Show
Self
The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer
3.8
The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer
Robins
7.8
Robins
Self - Guest
Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union
5.3
Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union
Self
Shut Up and Dribble
1.0
Shut Up and Dribble
Self - Civil Rights Leader
Joy Behar: Say Anything!
Joy Behar: Say Anything!
Tanner '88
6.9
Tanner '88
Himself (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
7.0
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
The Chris Rock Show
4.6
The Chris Rock Show
Self
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
6.3
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Cocky Locky (voice)
A Different World
7.0
A Different World
Himself
Baseball
7.5
Baseball
Various (voice)
Real Time with Bill Maher
6.1
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self
Explained
7.5
Explained
Self (archive footage)
Dinah!
7.0
Dinah!
Self
Obama
Obama
Self
Saturday Night Live
7.0
Saturday Night Live
Self (uncredited)
World in Action
7.0
World in Action
Tanner on Tanner
10.0
Tanner on Tanner
Self
Not Necessarily the News
6.8
Not Necessarily the News
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Black
9.0
Hollywood Black
Self (archive footage)

Crew

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